Sanitary support for napkins.



D. NESGOOD.

SANITARY SUPPORT FOR NAPKINS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1913. v

Patellted. Ju1y'14, 1914,

' Smoemtoz DEL-IA NESGOOD, OF WEST BRIGHTON, NEW YORK.

' SANITARY SUPPORT FOR NAPKINS.

essrs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July re, 1914.

Application filed September 24, 1913. Serial No. 791,611.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELIA Nnseoon, a

subject of the King of England, residing at West Brighton, in the countyof Rich-.

mond and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inSanitary Supports for Napkins, of which the'following is aspecification.

This invention relates to sanitary supports for napkins and it consistsin the novel features hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and substantialsupport which is adapted to eflectually hold a napkln and from'which thenapkin may be readily detached when desired.

"With the above objects in view the support comprises a sling offlexible water proof material which is folded longitudinally in thevicinity of its opposite side edges. Elastic members connect the foldstogether in the vicinity of the ends of the said sling and the napkin tobe supported is adapted to be positioned in the sling under the saidfolds and under the said elastic members. The sling is provided at itsends with buttons or other suitable de-' vices which may be connected inthe ends of straps and the said straps in turn are connected with a beltor band.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a perspective View of thesupport. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed View of a portion of the same.Fig. 3 is a sectional view out on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is asimilar view out on the line44 of Fig. 2.

The support comprises a sling 1 which is made from water proof flexiblematerial and which is provided in the vicinity of its longitudinal edgeswith folds 2. These folds are inwardly disposed toward each other andare spaced from each other. Elastic members 3 are connected with thefolds 2 at the ends thereof and the said elastic members serve to drawthe folds at the opposite siieportions of the sling 1 toward each ot er.

The napkin to be supported is. inserted under the folds 2 and theelastic members 3 and rests upon the intermediateportion of the sling 1.The napkin so'he'l-d may be readily detached from the slingand, may beas readily inserted in position thereon. The sling 1' lsprovided at itscorner portions with buttons 4 which may be engaged with straps 5attached to a belt 6.

The belt 6 is adapted to be passed around the waist and the straps 5hang pendant ,so that when the buttons 4: are engaged with the strapsthe sling is held in proper position with relation to the wearer.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A napkin supportcomprising asling of flexible material folded in the vici ity of both ofits longitudinal edges along two parallel lines whereby three plies ofmaterial are provided adjacent each longitudinal edge of the sling, theedges ofboth folds lying within the longitudinal edges of the slingwhereby single plies only are provided at the edge portions of thesling, and elastic members connected at their ends with the said foldedportions at points where the said material is arranged in three pliesand at the outermost folds of the plies.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatui in presence of two witnesses.

DELIA NESGOOD.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. DONEGAN, Geo. A. BYRNE.

